On August 16, Chicago will host another spectacular Ultimate Fighting Championship tournament. The main fight night of UFC 319 will feature a clash between the current Middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis from South Africa and Chechen Khamzat Chimaev, representing the United Arab Emirates. Both opponents have never lost in the UFC promotion, which makes their meeting all the more intriguing. More interesting details about this fight can be found in our article.
Khamzat Chimaev and Dricus Du Plessis Predictions
Chimaev and Du Plessis odds look a little unusual. This is mainly because the current champion, who has defended his title twice before, is considered the underdog. Most experts in their predictions tend to favor Chimaev. The odds for the “Arab” fighter are 1.35–1.4. If you bet on the champion, in case of success, it will increase 3.2–3.3 times. The probability of a draw is not considered high. Such an outcome will give a win with odds of 50.0.
Chimaev’s main strength is considered to be fighting. And in general, his technique looks more refined. The complete unpredictability of the fighting style and ability to adapt to any opponent speaks in favor of betting on Du Plessis. He has never lost in the UFC, although he has already had three title fights. You can laugh all you want at the gaps in his technical training, but so far, no one has been able to take advantage of them in practice.
Despite the Chimaev and Du Plessis odds offered for the fight, a prediction for the champion’s victory will not be a bet on the underdog. The opponents’ chances can be considered roughly equal.
How to Bet on Chimaev and Du Plessis
In addition to betting on the winner of the main UFC 319 fight, bookmakers are accepting predictions on other events:
- early termination of the fight in a specific round;
- full match with the judges’ decision;
- the outcome of the fight will be determined in a specific way, for example, by technical knockout;
- total number of rounds or minutes;
- a fighter winning in a specific round and in a specific way.
You can pick from dozens of prediction options, including offers with very high odds. If you want to claim the maximum winnings, you can combine your bet on the Chimaev vs Du Plessis fight with other events in the UFC 319 tournament. An accumulator bet can bring you the highest odds payout. Predictions will be accepted even after the start of the fight, in Live mode.
Khamzat Chimaev
Khamzat “Borz” Chimaev was born in 1994 in Chechnya. Since 2010, he has lived in Sweden, where he began to professionally engage in freestyle fighting (he was the national champion in three categories) and then MMA. In 2024, he announced that he had obtained a UAE passport. And he is competing under its flag. He made his UFC debut in 2020. His record at the time of the fight with Du Plessis was 14–0 (8–0 in UFC only):
- knockout victories — 6,
- decision victories — 2,
- victories by surrender — 6.
Chimaev’s last opponent was Australian Robert Whittaker, whom he defeated at the UFC 308 tournament in October last year with a joint lock. This victory was marked by a bonus for the performance of the evening, which the athlete now has five of. Khamzat ranks third in the middleweight rankings. He is ranked 14th in the P4P (pound-for-pound) list.
Dricus Du Plessis
Dricus “Stillknocks” Du Plessis was born in 1994 in Pretoria, South Africa. He started with judo, later took up kickboxing, in which he won the junior world championship. He has been participating in MMA tournaments since 2013. He had his first UFC fight in October 2020. To date, he has won all of his fights in UFC — 9–0. Overall career stats of the fighter are 23–2:
- knockout victories — 9,
- decision victories — 3,
- victories by surrender — 1,
- Knockout losses — 1,
- submission losses — 1.
In January 2024 (UFC 297), Du Plessis became the Middleweight champion, defeating American Sean Strickland. This was followed by successful defenses against Nigerian Israel Adesanya, representing New Zealand, and Strickland himself. At promotion tournaments, the South American has received bonuses 4 times for performance (2) and fight of the night (2). Dricus currently ranks fourth in the P4P rankings.